Mansfield Town slam name change move

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Tony Egginton, Mansfield Town’s new non-executive chairman, has branded plans of prospective owner John Batchelor to rename the club “bizarre” and merely a “PR stunt”.

Batchelor is in takeover talks with the Coca-Cola League Two outfit but part of his proposal is to rename them - a club that has been in existence for 111 years - Harchester United after a fictional side in the popular television series ‘Dream Team’.

Batchelor believes the change of name would make Mansfield, who are second bottom of the Football League, “more promotable”.

The businessman changed York City’s name to York City Soccer Club when he